Category: Thienot

Thienot’s La Vigne aux Gamins is a single vineyard cuvée made of 100% Chardonnay from parcel “La Vigne aux Gamins” in Avize. I’ve tasted several vintages including a shy 2002 and a spectacular Meursault-ish 2001 but the 2005 stole my heart. The 2005 has a lovely old golden color with a mild effervescence.The nose is

[English] Made from 100% Chardonnay. On the nose we get chilled old cheese, plum jam, rhubarb pie, clover honey, birch, a hint of artichoke juice, make-up powder, chalk, walnut and a haze of basil. After a while, the aroma expanded with baked apple, tobacco and a slight tone of bourbon. The mouthfeel is rich and

[English] Made of 100% Chardonnay. Light golden color with very refined effervescence. In the scent: apricot compote, hazelnut, dates, honeysuckle and slightly some tobacco. The texture is silky. On the palate: ripe doyenné pear, lychee, brioche and dried apricot. The taste of cooked pear lingers on the long finish. The balance is just perfect. Again

[English] Made with 40% Pinot Noir and 60% Chardonnay. Lovely golden color with small refined bubbles. In the quite complex scent: brioche, buttercream, mandarin orange and spicyness. The texture is fat and the taste full bodied and buttery. I taste: mainly candied fruit (mirabel,tangerine), yeast and a little bit of cane sugar without being excessive

[English] Made with 45% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier en 35% Chardonnay. Light redgolden color with nicely refined sparkle. In the scent: mainly rose, raspberry, a little bit cherry taste and some yeast. The texture is silky and the taste is light bodied. The aftertaste is refined without being complex, has nice acidity and is

[English] Made of 35% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier and 45% Chardonnay. Light golden color with refined sparkle. In the scent: mainly peach, pineapple, pea, brioche and cornflakes. The texture is silky and the taste is fruity and well balanced. In the reasonable long aftertaste you’ll get some creamyness. It’s just a little too sweet